Feb 18, 2009 #1 chickenman101 Songster 10 Years Feb 12, 2009 163 0 119 North Carolina what does it mean when a hen goes broody?
Feb 18, 2009 #2 Fay at Frizzled Feathers Peepz-A-holic 15 Years Jan 10, 2009 1,315 4 289 Hartville , Missouri It means a hen sitting eggs and wants to hatch them
Feb 18, 2009 #3 rockabilly7 Songster 11 Years Dec 30, 2008 100 0 119 Florida panhandle it means instaed of figuring out temps and humidity levels in an incubator you get to watch your chicken act like a mother hen and sit on her eggs!!!
it means instaed of figuring out temps and humidity levels in an incubator you get to watch your chicken act like a mother hen and sit on her eggs!!!
Feb 18, 2009 #4 kannm Songster 11 Years Jan 11, 2009 121 0 119 Does she stop laying when she goes broody?
Feb 18, 2009 #5 Blue_Myst Songster 10 Years Feb 5, 2009 3,808 11 201 Yep, it means the hen wants to be a mother. Does she stop laying when she goes broody? She will lay one or two eggs, then stop laying and just sit on those eggs until her broody time is over. At least, that's what mine always did.
Yep, it means the hen wants to be a mother. Does she stop laying when she goes broody? She will lay one or two eggs, then stop laying and just sit on those eggs until her broody time is over. At least, that's what mine always did.
Feb 18, 2009 #6 Master S.M.C Songster 12 Years Jan 23, 2009 752 1 202 Maryland A hen that covers eggs to warm and hatch them. Sometimes refers to a hen that stays in the nest for an extended period without producing egg.
A hen that covers eggs to warm and hatch them. Sometimes refers to a hen that stays in the nest for an extended period without producing egg.